meridian circle
noun Astronomy.
a transit instrument provided with a graduated vertical scale, used to measure the declinations of heavenly bodies and to determine the time of meridian transits.
Origin of meridian circle
First recorded in 1540–50
Words nearby meridian circle
mericarp,
merida,
meriden,
meridian,
meridian angle,
meridian circle,
meridional,
meridional aberration,
merilee,
merina,
mering
Example sentences from the Web for meridian circle
Was he not drowsing over his eyepiece in the meridian-circle room?
The Man Who Rocked the Earth |Arthur Train
British Dictionary definitions for meridian circle
meridian circle
noun
an instrument used in astronomy for determining the declination and right ascension of stars. It consists of a telescope attached to a graduated circle